Parents' Guide to

Wrath of the Titans

By Jeffrey Anderson, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 13+

Bland fantasy sequel has some scary monsters.

Movie PG-13 2012 99 minutes
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What you will—and won't—find in this movie.

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Based on 3 parent reviews

nubbs
nubbs Adult
January 15, 2017
age 13+

Review

Not Enough Titan.
davidrox
davidrox Adult
January 24, 2013
age 13+

Eh

an action packed sequel lacks in plot line. lots of action that is fun, but intense times, gets old. the good actors such as Liam Nelson suffer from the bad script. a couple bloody fights but most of the fights are just intense without blood. no noticeable harsh language, or sexual things.

This title has:

Too much violence
Too much drinking/drugs/smoking
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What's the Story?

After the events of Clash of the Titans, demigod Perseus (Sam Worthington) once again tries to live the life of a simple fisherman with his son, Helius (John Bell). Unfortunately, Zeus (Liam Neeson) arrives to warn Perseus that trouble is coming. Not long after, Hades (Ralph Fiennes), with help from Ares (Edgar Ramirez), cooks up a sinister plan to capture Zeus, drain his power, and resurrect their father, Kronos, who turns out to be a giant, fiery creature. It's up to Perseus, aided by a queen (Rosamund Pike) and a demigod cousin (Toby Kebbell), to find three pieces of a magical weapon, rescue Zeus, and defeat the creature before it's too late.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say (3):
Kids say (27):

Unlike the bombastic previous movie, WRATH OF THE TITANS is rather bland, with much less at stake and fewer conflicts between gods and men. The movie is filled with one digital creature after another -- the action and 3-D effects are fairly lazy -- and by the time we get to the big climax, the thrill is gone.

Subsequently, the human characters have perhaps even less personality than the monsters. Their interactions seem to consist mostly of explaining the plot to one another, and there's very little character growth or depth; Perseus' big revelation is that he gains strength from his son (i.e., he would rather protect his son than let him get hurt), which isn't much of a stretch. A kiss at the end of the movie is almost totally gratuitous and feels misplaced. Even the most skilled actors in the cast mainly look like they're struggling to stay awake.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about the behavior of gods and humans. Have the gods learned anything since Clash of the Titans? What's the main thing that Perseus learns about being both god and man? Can you connect any of the movie's messages about humankind to real life?

  • Which of the monsters are the scariest? Are the biggest ones scariest, or are the smaller ones more effective? How does the movie's fantasy nature affect the impact of its violent scenes?

  • Perseus learns to gain strength from his own son, much as Zeus learned to gain strength from Perseus. What other lessons are passed on between fathers and sons in this movie?

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